Social Revolt in Chile

This book investigates why Chile suddenly confronted a violent social revolt in October 2019, after almost thirty years of political stability, during which time the country was broadly regarded as Latin America's most successful nation. It will be an important read for scholars of Latin American politics and development.

Carlos Peña is Rector of the Universidad Diego Portales and Professor of Law at the Universidad de Chile. Patricio Silva is Professor of Modern Latin American History at Leiden University, The Netherlands.

The October revolt in Chile: introduction; 1 Discontent in modernisation: the Chilean case; 2 The October rebellion: exploring its historical roots; 3 The rebellion of a disillusioned generation; 4 Social policies, uncertainty and social unrest in Chile; 5 The socio-political dynamic of the constituent process; Beyond the revolt: the Chile that is coming